Grammar Quiz No.78

N2Verb Forms〜ところ (about to / in the middle of)

今、家を出る___です。

Q. What does 出るところです mean?

Translation

I'm just about to leave the house now.

Explanation

Dictionary form + ところ marks the moment right before an action: 出るところ 'on the point of leaving'. 出ているところ would be mid-action and 出たところ right after it.